The government implemented the changes suggested by the 7th Pay Commission regarding pay and pension back in June 2016, whereas the modifications in the allowance structure for central government employees were brought into effect from July earlier this year.

Salary allocation for top performers in 2017 increased to 39 per cent up from last year's 38 per cent. On the other hand, the budget set aside for average performance budgets decreased by 1 per cent to 27 per cent.

The hike is below the salary increase of 9.5 per cent the firm gave last year to its employees. The employees based on-site (near the customers) have received a better hike than last year, an indication probably the Indian IT service firms are giving more importance to employment in customer locations.